records

Between 2004 and this point, I've finished eight "records" -- collections of demos that I feel represent a cohesive whole, whether it's a matter of chronology, theme or specific concept. These aren't all the songs I've written by a long shot, but they're the ones I've invested the most in, and the ones which I'm most willing to let other people hear.

Clicking cover or title will yield lyrics, commentary and a download link.


Mother of Nations
Sleepyheads / Hiding Song / Sad Grey Sky / Elvis Doll / Patient / Mother of Nations / The Loving Cup / Hairstring / Murder Song / True Crime / Comfortable Silence / Something Romantic / Whore

Collect Myself
5:34 AM, Wednesday / I Keep It Low Key / Stickshift / Sand Castle / Magnets / Elephant / Wednesday / Desert Sunset / Golden Shiny Things / Stargazer / Drunk / Fergus & Cathal / Okay, See / Time for My Unravelling / Shadows / Invocation / New Year / The Thinker / Flowerbed / (She Likes) Foreign Films / Lullaby for Baby

The Collegiate
Interstates / Cherry Star / Persistence / The Sex Lives of Angels / The Presence of Evil / Beautiful, Simple / No Body / Loud & Weird

Scatterbrain
Dead Moth / Goth Chick / Dog Boy / Better in My Head / Certain Expectations / Back Road Song / The Whole World / Fear Her Father / A Light Cuts Diamond / Icarus / DIY / My Hero / Subway Dream / Leaves Fall / Red Piano / Green Room / The Weight of the Needle / Under the Waning Moon

A Sentimental Attachment to Objects
The Hog's Trough Dance / Clarkia Amoena / Breaking House / Foreshadowing / Letter From Apollo / Spider Logic / Helen's Turning Red / Home From the Frontier / Nicotine Gum / Impact / Oh, Melissa / The King of Berkeley

Dream of Me
Soldier / Black Blossoms / Friends With Girls (Annie) / The Storyteller Crow / Long Term Goals / Ghost / Frankenstien / Curse Song / The Monkey / Duet for Wood Flute & Pipe Organ / Aunt Sam / Madeline / Bar Scene / Time Change / Say Your Prayers / The Heir Apparent

Infidel EP
Your Light / Twenty Eight Teeth / Strange Things / Frankenstein / Divide / Madeline / Juxtaposeur

Songs for the Birthday Girl
Intro (A Song for Elizabeth on Her Birthday) / Pennsylvania / Nothing / 18 Seconds / Impossible / Blood Machine / A Field of Grass / The Best Part of Lonely / Juxtaposeur / Sad Songs / Nyctitropism / Ilesaco / Human in Me / The Goodbye Song / Warm Breath